Powers,Hiram

Powers,Hiram
Pow·ers (pouʹərz), Hiram. 1805-1873.
American sculptor whose important works, all in the neoclassical style, include Greek Slave (1843) and busts of American leaders.

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  • Powers, Hiram — born June 29, 1805, Woodstock, Vt., U.S. died June 27, 1873, Florence, Italy U.S. born Italian sculptor. He worked as an artist assistant in a waxworks museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, then moved to Washington, D.C., where he modeled busts of such… …   Universalium

  • Powers, Hiram — (29 jun. 1805, Woodstock, Vt., EE.UU.–27 jun. 1873, Florencia, Italia). Escultor italiano de origen estadounidense. Trabajó como artista ayudante en un museo de cera en Cincinnati, Ohio, y luego se trasladó a Washington, D.C., donde modeló bustos …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Powers, Hiram — (7/29/1805 Woodstock, VT 1873 Florence) (USA / France)    Neo classical sculptor, best known for portrait busts and nobel figures. Left the U.S. permanently for Europe in 1837. His work Greek slave was highly controversial in its time due to its… …   Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators

  • POWERS, HIRAM —    American sculptor, born in Vermont; began his career by modelling busts at Washington, in 1837 emigrated to Italy, and resided the rest of his life at Florence, where he produced his Eve, his Greek Slave, and other works (1807 1873) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Hiram Powers — La esclava griega Hiram Powers 1843. Hiram Powers (29 de junio de 1805 27 de junio de 1873) fue un escultor neoclásico norteamericano. Biografía Powers era hijo de un granjero, y había nacido en Woodstock,Vermont, en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hiram Powers — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Powers. Hiram Powers Hiram Powers (né le 29 juin 1805 à Wood …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hiram — /huy reuhm/, n. 1. a king of Tyre in the 10th century B.C. I Kings 5. 2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning noble. * * * (as used in expressions) Hiram Ulysses Grant Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Powers Hiram Revels Hiram Rhoades Hiram King… …   Universalium

  • Hiram — (as used in expressions) Hiram Ulysses Grant Maxim, Sir Hiram (Stevens) Powers, Hiram Revels, Hiram R(hoades) Hiram King Williams …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hiram Powers — (June 29, 1805 June 27, 1873) was a U.S. neoclassical sculptor. BiographyThe son of a farmer, Powers was born in Woodstock, Vermont, on the July 29, 1805. In 1818 his father removed to Ohio, about six miles from Cincinnati, where the son attended …   Wikipedia

  • Hiram Belcher — (* 23. Februar 1790 in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Massachusetts; † 6. Mai 1857 in Farmington, Maine) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1847 und 1849 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Maine im …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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